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February 1, 1945

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Notable Births

1945Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada^[†]

Serge Joyal is a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1974 to 1984 and subsequently in the Senate of Canada from 1997 to 2020.

1945Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (died 2013)^[†]

Ferruccio Mazzola was an Italian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was the son of former footballer Valentino Mazzola, and the younger brother of retired footballer Sandro Mazzola.

1945Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (died 1993)^[†]

Mary Jane Reoch was an American cyclist. She won 11 national championships during her cycling career and afterwards worked as a cycling coach. She was killed in a road accident while training a client in 1993. She was posthumously inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Headlines from February 1, 1945

ROCKEFELLER ASKS A 'REBORN CHURCH'; A Life, Not a Creed, Should Be Test, He Says as Protestant Council Seeks $800,000 ROCKFELLER ASKS A 'RE-BORN CHURCH' Tuttle Tells of Call to Serve

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Sends NYC Prot Council message

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Stettinius Passes Through Italy; Sees Hopkins, Leaves Separately; Stettinus Passes Through Italy; Sees Hopkins, Leaves Separately

By Milton Bracker By Wireless To the New York Times

Conf with Sec Stettinius, Italy; conf with Pope discussed

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YUGOSLAV ACCORD HASTENED BY U.S.; Envoy's Demarche to King Implements Roosevelt's Pledge on Europe YUGOSLAV ACCORD HASTENED BY U.S.

By James B. Reston Special To the New York Times

US role in King Peter-Premier Subasitch crisis described; pressure for early establishment of unified adm in Belgrade to which US diplomatic mission would be accredited noted

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DEWEY'S BUDGET ASKS $580,O00,000 FOR PAY-AS-YOU-GO; Message to Legislature Calls for $369,500,000 to Run the State, $207,500,000 Works LATTER OUT OF SURPLUSES $86,756,592 Excess Income in 1945-46 Estimated--Repeal of Bond Grants Is Urged To Tap Reconstruction Fund DEWEY'S BUDGET ASKS $580,000,000 More for Mental Patients For a Start on Public Works

By Leo Egan Special To the New York Times

Dewey estimates aid to municipalities from State-shared taxes; opposes tax reductions, '45-46 fiscal yr, budget message

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Wallace Showdown Set for Today; Senate Democrats Sharply Split; SHOWDOWN TODAY IN WALLACE FIGHT Barkley to Leave Hospital Bailey's Moves Discussed Emphasis Put on Tradition Depression "Experienced" Cited Power of Agencies Stressed

By John H. Crider Special To the New York Times

Says he will vote for H A Wallace confirmation as Commerce Sec in event of Sen tie

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WEATHER RENEWS FOOD, FUEL PERILS; Gales and Snow Snarl Freight Movements Up-State-- Brownout Now in Effect WEATHER RENEWS FUEL, FOOD PERILS Advertising Lights Banned Street to Be Darker

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BROWNOUT: order enforced; WPB estimates savings; NYC patrolmen to distribute pamphlets summarizing rules; Manhattan establishment mgrs predict present curb more effective than earlier dimout

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BATTLE JUNCTION WITH RUSSIA SEEN; Observers With SHAEF Look to Common Front With Red Army After Berlin Falls BATTLE JUNCTION WITH RUSSIA SEEN Red Army's Power Hailed German Resistance Looked For

By Wireless To the New York Times

COMBINED ALLIED STRATEGY AND GER COUNTERMEASURES: non-mil observers, Allied Sup Hdqrs, see possible US-GB-USSR battle junction in northern Ger; have little hope of Ger surrender when Berlin falls; interest in west in USSR advance noted

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LANDSBERG SEIZED; STILWELL ROAD: THE NEW LIFELINE TO CHINA LANDSBERG SEIZED IN RUSSIAN SWEEP Three Rail Towns Taken Frankfort Flank Cut Off Koenigsberg Escape Barred

By The New York Times (U.S. Signal Corps)

POLAND-CZECH DRIVE: USSR forces within 22 mi of Moravska-Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

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Americans Take Olongapo And Island Fort on Luzon; Advance of Twenty-five Miles AMERICANS SEIZE LUZON NAVAL BASE Advantage for Our Supplies

By Lindesay Parrott By Wireless To the New York Times

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AREA: US 8th Army troops capture Olongapo, former US naval base, Subic Bay, Luzon; land on Grande Is to secure entrance to bay; 6th Army takes Calumpit on Pampanga River south bank; mops up Jap pockets west of Ft Stotsenburg and captures Lubao; US troops on northeastern front take Munoz and Talavera; move toward Umingan and Lupao; smash Jan bn on San Leon-Umingan rd; map

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2 U.S. ARMIES GAIN; First and Third Penetrate Reich to Westwall-- Fog Bars Air Aid FOE SEES BIG DRIVE Says Allies Have Begun-- Shelling of Dueren-- Colmar Pocket Fades 2 U.S. ARMIES GAIN ON GERMAN SOIL Gains More Than Two Miles Germans Expect Offensive Nazis Weaken in South

By Clifton Daniel By Wireless To the New York Times

NETHERLANDS: Canadian 1st Army troops revealed to have cleared Gers from Kapelschweer, Meuse (Maas) River island base

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Realty Assessment Rise Put At $80,465,875 for the City; Tentative Valuations of $15,934,065,239 for 1945-46 Show an Upward Trend for First Time in Several Years REALTY VALUES UP $80,465,875 IN CITY Changes by Boroughs Some of the Big Buildings

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Realty: Tax Comm repts tentative assessments, '45-46 fiscal yr; increases noted

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War News Summarized

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